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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space

2021

Should you play it?

The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.

What works

  • Humorous and witty writing
  • Improved graphics and lighting in remaster
  • Engaging and challenging puzzles
  • Strong narrative and character interactions
  • Quality of life improvements and hint system

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles are obscure and frustrating
  • Bosco's new voice actor divisive among fans
  • Limited replayability beyond achievements
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative features
  • Some minor audio bugs reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Deponia

  • Deponia: The Complete Journey

  • Return to Monkey Island

  • Sam & Max Save the World

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition

More expressive

Games that feels like Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space but with more self-expression and customization

  • Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit

  • DISCOPUP

  • Mr. Sleepy Man

  • Dinocop

  • Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

  • Chaos on Deponia

More thrilling

Games that feels like Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space but with more suspense and thrill

  • Slender Threads: Prologue

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • Slender Threads

  • Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season

  • Goodbye Deponia

  • Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse

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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026